COMMON INSTRUMENTATION AREA AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT

通用仪器区和技术支持单元

• 批准号: 7959224
• 负责人: MISTY J EATON
• 金额: $ 11.35万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL CARIBE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7959224
• 关键词: Area; Back; Bathing; Biomedical Research; Calibration; Cell Culture Techniques; Charge; Communities; Computer Hardware; Computer software; Core Facility; Devices; Documentation; Educational workshop; Electronics; Equipment; Faculty; Fostering; Funding; Future; Gamma counter; Gel; Housing; Ice; Incubators; Institution; Laboratories; Laboratory Research; Location; Mails; Maintenance; Metals; Monitor; Problem Solving; Request for Proposals; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Resources; Schedule; Scintillation Counter; Services; Speed; Supervision; System; Temperature; Universities; Update; Wages; Water; Wood material; Work; base; design; instrument; instrumentation; meter; repaired; research and development; skills

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. CIAS has had a pivotal role in providing the infrastructure necessary to develop strong research programs that would otherwise be impossible at this small university. In particular, CIAS is a core area housing major equipment and the centralized cell culture facility. CIAS fosters equipment sharing, centralizes maintenance of equipment and provides repair for the equipment of all the projects. There are currently two technicians to see to the needs of the scientific community at UCC; An electronics technician and a machine shop operator handyman. The CIAS continues to be indispensable for the maintenance and future development of research at this institution. In this proposal, we requested funding to continue to conserve and upgrade the existing facilities and resources initially funded by RCMI including the common instrumentation, the electronics shop and the machine shop. In addition, we requested money to provide a temporary solution to the problem of limitations of space for research laboratories by renting trailers for laboratory space while we secure funding for a permanent addition to the UCC. Since receiving funding 5 years ago, we have provided laboratory space for two new investigators and have replaced obsolete equipment including a scintillation counter, a refrigerated table top centrifuge and a high speed refrigerated centrifuge. Moreover, we have developed and implemented a facilities monitoring system to continuously monitor the status of incubators, refrigerators and freezers. Three phases of this system are completely finished. These monitor the CIAS equipment, the repository freezers and other equipment housed in the basement, and the equipment of the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Pharmacology. The fourth phase of the system to monitor the Departments of Physiology and Anatomy is underway and expected to be completed in the next two months. The elements detailed above form the basis of our plan to maintain, fortify and expand our infrastructure for scientific research.

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 CIAS在提供必要的基础设施，以开发强大的研究计划，否则将是不可能在这个小大学的关键作用。 特别是，CIAS是容纳主要设备和集中细胞培养设施的核心区域。 CIAS促进设备共享，集中设备维护，并为所有项目的设备提供维修。 目前有两名技术人员负责满足UCC科学界的需求;一名电子技术员和一名机械车间操作员。CIAS仍然是不可或缺的维护和未来的研究在这个机构的发展。 在这项建议中，我们要求拨款继续保存和提升最初由RCMI资助的现有设施和资源，包括通用仪器、电子车间和机械车间。 此外，我们还要求提供资金，通过租用拖车作为实验室空间，为研究实验室的空间限制问题提供临时解决方案，同时我们为UCC的永久性扩建提供资金。 自5年前获得资助以来，我们为两名新的研究人员提供了实验室空间，并更换了过时的设备，包括闪烁计数器，冷冻台式离心机和高速冷冻离心机。 此外，我们还开发并实施了一个设施监测系统，以持续监测孵化器、冰箱和冰柜的状况。该系统的三个阶段已经完成。它们监测中央情报局的设备、储藏室的冷冻机和地下室的其他设备，以及微生物学、免疫学和药理学系的设备。监测生理学和解剖学系的系统的第四阶段正在进行中，预计将在未来两个月内完成。上述内容构成了我们维持、加强和扩大科学研究基础设施计划的基础。